Materials LCD Projector and Computer w/internet access Springboard Activity (Copied and cut) Prezi Website Evaluation Handout Product Rubric
Springboard Activity
Students select a scenario on the way into class and have 3 minutes to determine how they would proceed.
Begin Prezi
After 3 minutes, ask students to share some of the ways they would address the health issues on their scenario cards. · Expected answers: ask a parent, school nurse, doctor, friend, look it up in a book, and most likely…Look it up on the internet.
Script/Discussion Questions (These follow the Prezi path)
If you would look it up on the internet, you are not alone. According to a 2010 Pew Research Center survey, 61% of adults (that’s 80% of adult internet users) do the same.
So once you get online, how do you search for this information?
And how do you know if it’s accurate?
Who can publish information on the open web?
What clues can a website give you that it is trustworthy? *(write answers on chalkboard, white board, or enter into word processing document projected on a screen)
How many of you evaluate, or try to determine the validity of, every website you visit? Some of the websites you visit? None of the websites?
Again, many of you are not alone. Sadly even among adults, many people are not evaluating the information they are finding online. Another Pew survey, this one from 2006, indicates that of the 80% of internet users who search for health information online, only 15% always evaluate the quality of the sources they find, 10% said they evaluate quality most of the time, but 75% say they rarely or never validate the credibility of the sources of health information they find.
We are talking specifically about health topics. What are some of the special concerns related to this topic and incorrect information found online?
How can you hone your evaluation skills so that you can be a better consumer of health information than many adults, maybe even be able to show your parents a thing or two? Easy, with a little practice, and a good dose of common sense!
We’ve already touched on many of the clues a website provides that can help us to know if it is a reliable site. Let’s review, add a few more, and practice a bit.
Complete the Prezi path to discuss all of the clues/evaluation criteria Close Prezi
Over the next two weeks we are going to be exploring many websites that address a variety of health topics. Tonight you should think about what health topics are personally interesting to you and bring a list of two or three ideas with you tomorrow. If you get stuck, try talking to your parents or an older brother or sister. Keep in mind that we will be sharing about these in class at the end of the unit.
*For classes with higher level students or if more time is available for this unit, I would also consider giving students the chance to explore some web sites on their own to identify these clues before coming back and discussing it as a whole class.
Detailed Lesson Plan – 10th Grade (Day 1)
Materials
LCD Projector and Computer w/internet access
Springboard Activity (Copied and cut)
Prezi
Website Evaluation Handout
Product Rubric
Springboard Activity
Students select a scenario on the way into class and have 3 minutes to determine how they would proceed.
Begin Prezi
After 3 minutes, ask students to share some of the ways they would address the health issues on their scenario cards.
· Expected answers: ask a parent, school nurse, doctor, friend, look it up in a book, and most likely…Look it up on the internet.
Script/Discussion Questions (These follow the Prezi path)
If you would look it up on the internet, you are not alone. According to a 2010 Pew Research Center survey, 61% of adults (that’s 80% of adult internet users) do the same.
So once you get online, how do you search for this information?
And how do you know if it’s accurate?
Who can publish information on the open web?
What clues can a website give you that it is trustworthy? *(write answers on chalkboard, white board, or enter into word processing document projected on a screen)
How many of you evaluate, or try to determine the validity of, every website you visit? Some of the websites you visit? None of the websites?
Again, many of you are not alone. Sadly even among adults, many people are not evaluating the information they are finding online. Another Pew survey, this one from 2006, indicates that of the 80% of internet users who search for health information online, only 15% always evaluate the quality of the sources they find, 10% said they evaluate quality most of the time, but 75% say they rarely or never validate the credibility of the sources of health information they find.
We are talking specifically about health topics. What are some of the special concerns related to this topic and incorrect information found online?
How can you hone your evaluation skills so that you can be a better consumer of health information than many adults, maybe even be able to show your parents a thing or two? Easy, with a little practice, and a good dose of common sense!
We’ve already touched on many of the clues a website provides that can help us to know if it is a reliable site. Let’s review, add a few more, and practice a bit.
Complete the Prezi path to discuss all of the clues/evaluation criteria
Close Prezi
Over the next two weeks we are going to be exploring many websites that address a variety of health topics. Tonight you should think about what health topics are personally interesting to you and bring a list of two or three ideas with you tomorrow. If you get stuck, try talking to your parents or an older brother or sister. Keep in mind that we will be sharing about these in class at the end of the unit.
*For classes with higher level students or if more time is available for this unit, I would also consider giving students the chance to explore some web sites on their own to identify these clues before coming back and discussing it as a whole class.
Sources: http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2006/Online-Health-Search-2006.aspx
http://www.pewinternet.org/~/media//Files/Presentations/2010/Oct/2010%20-%2010.25.10%20-%20Online%20health%20seeking%20-%20pdf%20Newport.pdf